BCCI is participating in a regional workshop in Jordan
Event Date:
07 December 2013
Mr. Ala' Adili –General director for BCCI participated in a regional workshop ,arranged by ILO in Jordan about advocacy, in a participation of 5 different Arab countries which are Palestine, Iraq ,Oman sultanate ,and Yaman.
This workshop aimed at assisting the representatives of chambers of commerce & industry in Arab countries to enhance their ability to actively effect the formulation of the economic, social, and national policies, identifying the businesses owners' role, promoting their role in advocacy, affecting decision making, and defending members' interests. It tackled also the ways of applying and managing the process of advocacy, the importance of gaining support and building coalitions, a the mechanism of formulation policies paper, national agenda, the importance of communication between the general assembly, and local community in advocacy.
Through the workshop, Mr. Adili presented the active communication mechanism applied in BCCI with Dr. Samir Hazboun directives –the chairman of the board, with the general assembly, and polices makers in Palestine through BCCI website, and newsletter issued by the BCCI in Arabic & English, and social media, that promote the internal & external communication ,and opinion poll ,and providing statistical and economic data in Bethlehem, wherein the external and internal communication concern is one of the most important issues that the advocacy based on.
Mr. Ahmad Farra – the economic consultant of FPCCIA from his side, presented Palestine experience in advocacy that embodied the correct scientific methodology that should be applied, and followed in carrying out this process.
This workshop came as a following up the prompt efforts done by the FPCCIA to communicate with different international and regional organizations that can support the role of chambers of commerce & industry. Mr. Adili held several meetings with chambers of commerce and industry with the participant countries, and discussing the ways of cooperation, and experiences exchange to serve the Palestinian private sector.
This workshop aimed at assisting the representatives of chambers of commerce & industry in Arab countries to enhance their ability to actively effect the formulation of the economic, social, and national policies, identifying the businesses owners' role, promoting their role in advocacy, affecting decision making, and defending members' interests. It tackled also the ways of applying and managing the process of advocacy, the importance of gaining support and building coalitions, a the mechanism of formulation policies paper, national agenda, the importance of communication between the general assembly, and local community in advocacy.
Through the workshop, Mr. Adili presented the active communication mechanism applied in BCCI with Dr. Samir Hazboun directives –the chairman of the board, with the general assembly, and polices makers in Palestine through BCCI website, and newsletter issued by the BCCI in Arabic & English, and social media, that promote the internal & external communication ,and opinion poll ,and providing statistical and economic data in Bethlehem, wherein the external and internal communication concern is one of the most important issues that the advocacy based on.
Mr. Ahmad Farra – the economic consultant of FPCCIA from his side, presented Palestine experience in advocacy that embodied the correct scientific methodology that should be applied, and followed in carrying out this process.
This workshop came as a following up the prompt efforts done by the FPCCIA to communicate with different international and regional organizations that can support the role of chambers of commerce & industry. Mr. Adili held several meetings with chambers of commerce and industry with the participant countries, and discussing the ways of cooperation, and experiences exchange to serve the Palestinian private sector.